Promoting Sports

Toshiba baseball team: Brave Areus

Toshiba's baseball team, Brave Areus, is an amateur team founded in 1958.

Noteworthy results

Toshiba baseball team: Brave Areus: Noteworthy results

Intercity Baseball Tournament

7 wins (37 appearances)

Japan Baseball Championship

2 wins (24 appearances)

Every year, Toshiba holds baseball clinics for regional children in which team members are main instructors.

In January 2014, we had 150 children at this event.
Also, every year, as an event related to the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support, we visit the victims of the disaster in the north-east region. We hold baseball camps to coach local high school students, and teach them baseball basics and how to train.
Since 2013, when we were recognized as a Kawasaki Sports Partner, we have been participating in events and sports classes sponsored by the city.

In 2013, the team was officially designated a Kawasaki Hometown Sports Promotion Partner, and takes part in sports clinics and events sponsored by Kawasaki City.

Toshiba rugby team: Brave Lupus

Toshiba's rugby team, Brave Lupus, is an amateur team founded in 1948.

Noteworthy results

oshiba rugby team: Brave Lupus: Noteworthy results

Top League

5 wins

All Japan Rugby Football Championship

6 wins

Toshiba helps to communicate the enjoyment of rugby by holding annual events enabling neighborhood people and fans of Brave Lupus to meet the team, including rugby clinics and Fan Appreciation Day.

Every year, as an event related to the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Support, we visit the victims of the disaster in the north-east region, and hold rugby clinics to coach local high school students.

Toshiba is also advancing cooperation with the city of Fuchu, where the team is based, and participates in the Fureai Ball Festa, an annual sports event held by the municipality, enabling us to make contact with 2,000 local citizens.

Support for the Rugby World Cup

We have been an official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup since the New Zealand games in 2011. We will also be sponsoring the championship in England in 2015. In addition, we will be proactively supporting the championship which is scheduled to be held in Japan in 2019.

Many Brave Lupus players have also been selected to play on Japan Rugby World Cup teams.